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Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

November 23rd, 2008

Sunday Reading

CNN offers an age-by-age guide on why kids lie. To deal with your lying child set a good example and talk about lying can ruin your credibility.
Parents can help a teen with their body image issues by understanding, reassuring, explaining, and modeling.
Baby Boomers are raising a smug generation and it may be setting teens up […]

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November 16th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Rugby can help our boys.
What not to include on your social networking page.
Just in time for Christmas, here’s a list of the top 10 books for young adults.
If your tween isn’t getting enough gossip (is that even possible?) there’s a new gossip site geared towards tweens; Just Jared Jr.
Tyra Banks has some shocking statistics about […]

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November 9th, 2008

Sunday Reading

HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer in the United States between 1998 and 2003, including anal and mouth cancers.
More and more kids are medicated today.
Twinkies are the latest in 100-calorie packs.
Bullies get pleasure out of seeing others in pain. That’s disturbing.
There is yet another study showing a link between teen aggression and video games.
An Idaho […]

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November 2nd, 2008

Sunday Reading

First 90210 came back. Now there will be a new Melrose Place. And in the theaters there will be a Footloose remake (with Zac Efron) and a new Fame. Everything old is new again.
Help our underachieving teen find success in school.
Is today’s education “dumbed down” for our teenagers? Teens today are better at instant responses, […]

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October 19th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Colleges are feeling the financial crunch as more students are seeking financial aid.
Another option is the Blogging Scholarship. If your teen is a blogger have them check it out.
Cell phones are bring families together.
Teach your kids to stand up for the right thing even when it’s unpopular.
Now you can order a Pizza Hut pizza right […]

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October 12th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Kids see porn on the internet; either intentionally or not.
Hearst is closing down Cosmo Girl after the December 2008 issue. But don’t worry, CosmoGirl.com will continue.
One magazine closes and another starts. Hearst is starting a new magazine, Mis Quince, a magazine aimed at girls who are planning their quinceañeras.
Are the dyes in your child’s food […]

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September 28th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Teens Got Milk? Some teens will be participating in a class where they get to be a mock ad agency coming up with ads for the Got Milk? campaign.
One school made a 13-year-old Goth boy remove his makeup. Is this sexual discrimination?
When moms overestimate their teens’ future use of alcohol, it actually leads teens to […]

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September 14th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Find ways to stay involved when your kids enter middle school, even if they think they don’t need you.
Do you know what your child’s school is teaching for sex education?
Fewer college students are smoking, but the American Lung Association urges colleges & universities to take a stand to keep it that way.
Get ready for “super […]

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September 7th, 2008

Sunday Reading

Do you know what your teen’s text messages mean?
Some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.
Some college dorms are allowing students to bring their pets to school with them. But make sure you teen really thinks it over before he brings his pet. […]

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August 31st, 2008

Sunday Reading

Damon Riley gives some tips on how to painlessly pull your kids out of school for a family vacation.
Are you a helicopter parent or are you raising a free range kid?
Your teen may not be old enough to vote for the presidential candidate yet, but they can vote at Peanuts Rock the Vote. And they […]

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